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  Sodium (Na) has 11 electrons arranged in three energy levels (or shells).  In order to become stable, sodium forms an ion with….   (hint: draw out a sodium atom with its electron shells and guess its chemical behavior)    

  Match the primary function(s) to the appropriate macromolecule.  (hint:  use each answer once)  

What happens as an infant with a CDH creates an increased negative inspiratory pressure in order to breathe? A. Meconium is drawn deeper into the airways. B. Lung compliance is improved. C. More of the gastrointestinal structures are sucked into the thorax. D. Lungs fill and expand to full capacity.

In comparing the pathologic changes to the lungs caused by freshwater versus saltwater, which of the following can be stated? A. Saltwater causes more damage. B. Freshwater causes more damage. C. Both cause identical pathologic changes. D. Cold water of either type causes more damage than warm water of either type.

Which cardiac anomaly is associated with coeur-en-sabot on a chest radiograph?

  Dr. Burney was trying to determine the cause of a mysterious epidemic affecting fish in the Gulf of Mexico.  He came up with an initial question asking “why are mass numbers of fish in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico becoming ill and dying?”  His initial proposal for this question was that “deaths were caused by infection from a single-celled protist”… this tentative explanation is considered a(n) _________.  

How is Don John related to Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing?

  Which structure is found in BOTH plant and animal cells?  

  Atoms of a single element that possess different numbers of neutrons are called:  

A classic epiglottis lateral neck radiograph will visualize a _____________.